Bus schedule changes as district cuts fleet to seven
The district lowers its working bus fleet from 22 to seven due to budget shortfalls. To fulfill student transport commitments, routes will move students among Hopland Ukiah Redwood Valley Calpella and Talmage areas including junior high and high school pupils. Special projects like education clinics and preschool programs may still be funded separately.
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Board of Education
Hopland
Ukiahi
Calpella
Redwod Valley School
Redwood Valley
Calpella School
Calpella-Redwood Valley High School
North
Ukiah
Talmage High School
Broenis
Bus Schedule Fragments at Calpella and Ukiah Readings
OCR fragment outlines bus routes between Calpella Redwood Valley Ukiah and Portas with times from 7 15 to 8 a 5 The text shows A and B services from high schools to local stops and back via East Road Fooad and Western Hills Trailer Court with morning and afternoon trips.
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Thaler
Park
Calpella
Redwood Valley
Red Wood Valley School
Portas
Bis
Ukiahi
Redwood Valley School
East Road
Calpetta
Western Hills Trailer Court
Aoa
Alt Western
Weary Ukiah Firefighters Return From South Mission
Fourteen United States Forest Service firefighters from Ukiah and Mendocino County returned after a week of exhausting shifts on the Glenfire in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. They reported 12 to 18 hour days, mop up duties, and emergency camp rest breaks as they assisted in initial containment and suppression efforts. The crew included Peterson, Al Carter, Terry Marsha, a San Jose State student, Paul White, and others from Covelo, Covelo soils science crews, and Ranger Station teams. They joined Mendocino National Forest colleagues Don Hanson, Bill Baker, and Jim Hering among the 14 returning personnel.
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Baetehende
Mendocino
United States Forest Service
Ukiah
United States Forest
At. Covelo
Reno McCombs
Starrett Indian Dick Ranger Station
Bel-l River
Mendocino National Forest
Don Hanson
Upper
Rieist
Stoney ‘Ford Station
San He@rin
Bill Baker
Jim Hering
Corning
Usfs Tf
Oklahans
Glenifora
Los Angeles “County
Sil Ores
Chasen
Heatwave Bites as Temperatures Peak at 106 Degrees
A brief weather note reports a heat surge with readings up to 106 degrees, the first time in over a month the thermometer reached such highs. The spike follows a July day when the mercury was at 103, signaling a renewed scorcher in the area.
Most Ukiah Stores to Close Monday Retail outlets shut for holiday
Local businesses in Ukiah plan a Monday closure with county state and federal offices in observe. The Daily Journal notes most stores will be closed while essential services and coverage continue as usual.
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Aily
Eeee
the Daily Journal
Continuing Search For Hunter Near Baldy Creek
Wiley Brooks, 72, of 324 Jones Street Ukiah, disappeared on a hunting trip Wednesday in the Coffee Mill area about 25 miles east of Covelo. More than 100 men joined a daybreak search with inmates from Chamberlain Creek Honor Camp and Job Corps, directed by Earl Young. Brooks was last seen by Tin Shelton near Edsel Ridge. Shelton guided searchers to the spot but found no trail. The operation is based out of McCoy Ridge near Baldy Creek.
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Wiley Brooks
Jones Street
Ukiah
Coffee Mill
Covelo
Chamberlain Creek
Earl Young
Reno Bartolomie
Job Corps
Brooks
Tin Shelton
Edsel Ridge
Shelton
McCoy Ridge
Baldy Creek
Murder Trial Jury Selection Continues
The Santa Clara County Superior Court hears jurors for the murder trial of Thomas E. Braun of Odessa Wash and Leonard E. Maine of Ritzville, with Judge Joseph D Kelly presiding. Proceedings resume Tuesday as the district attorney outlines the case involving an alleged idol worship and related charges.
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San’ Jose
Conan
Santa” Clara
Coun Superior
Joseph D Kelly
Thomas E. Braun
Odessa
Wash
Leonard E. Maine
Ritzville
Lake’ County
Paul Bunyan Days Action Across Labor Weekend
Ukiah and Fort Bragg host Labor Day weekend events with Paul Bunyan festivities at Kort Bragg Green Field and a Lake County Fair in Storybook Land. Highlights include a Pop Warner football game, logging show, horse show, parades, circuses, and multiple exhibits. Floyd Baldwin becomes Lake County Fair secretary manager, succeeding Phil Lewis.
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Ukiah Lions
Fort Bragg Cubs
Pop Warner
Green Field
Paul Bunyan
Lake County
Into
Redwood
August 1968 Temperatures and Rainfall Report
Temperatures for August 1968 show high and low values with rainfall totaling 1.85 inches. Data includes August 1967 comparison and today’s low at 88 degrees. Courtesy by Ukiah Fire Department Father Observer.
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Ukiah Fire ‘Department
Benefit Dance Saturday for Susan Bartolomei at Purdy Hall
Rascal Productions brings four hard rock bands to Purdy Hall Ukiah Fairgrounds for a benefit for Susan Bartolomei. The Heavy Ukiah, Bluefield Republic Willlis, Lively Regime Ukiah and Electric Storm Cloverdale perform from 8 pm to midnight. Admission is 1.50 with door prizes including $10 gift certificates and long playing albums. Advance tickets 462-5938.
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Purdy Hall
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Rascal Productions
Susan Bartolomei
the Heavy
Ukiah
Bluefield Republic
Willis
Lively Regime
the Electric Storm
Cloverdale
Fire Calls Report From Ukiah Area and Nearby
Fire events listed include a glass fire south end of West and near Talmage on Caldwell property with no damage. An auto fire at East Perkins in a Myrtle Turner vehicle in Ukiah caused minor upholstery damage. Five calls to Ukiah General Hospital for a fire in electric lighting picture with no damage. A grass fire on Redemeyer Road at Marjorie Ford property caused no damage.
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Weat
Talmage
Tom Caldwell
East Per‘kins
Myrtle Turner
Ukiah
Upstery
Ukiah Generals Hogital
muGrass
Marjorie Ford
Redemeyer’ Road
Boonville Heavy Equipment Operator Killed By Roller
Reno E. Redding 45 dies when roller rolls over after he is thrown from the machine on Highway 128 near Navarro River mouth. He had worked for the Division of Highways nearly three years. Funeral set for Sunday at Babcock Grove Boonville with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by widow Lillian, daughter Kathleen Palmer, five sisters, and three grandchildren. World War II veteran and former Anderson Valley American Legion post commander.
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State Division of Highways
Highway 128
Navarro River
Reno E. Redding
Boonville
Highway 1
Redding
Division of Highways
Oklahoma
California
Babcock Grove
Manchester Road
John Bartleson
Evergreen Cemetery
CSEA
Anderson Valley
Anderson Valley American Session Post
Lillian Redding
Kathleen Palmer
Opal-Brown
Bessie Hill
Oda Gowan
Bakersfield
Hazel Self
Ceres
Lois Guinn
Las Vegas
Enrollment Up in Ukiah Unified Schools This Year
Ukiah Unified School District expects more students in all levels for the coming year. Elementary enrollments rise by 67, junior highs by 35, and high schools by 32 compared with last year. Total new teachers reach 43, offset by staff who left, yielding a net increase of four. Superintendent Halverson calls the new teachers a quality group, with 13 holding master degrees. No major curriculum changes are planned, but the year promises district wide decisions on finance, construction, and education policy.
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Ukiah Unified School District
Don Halverson
Halverson
Dassing
Carita’ of
Publis
Democrats Hopeful Doves Split From McCarthy Faction
Chicago dispatch reports dissident doves led by Eugene McCarthy planned to sit out the 1968 campaign. McCarthy did not endorse the ticket and missed the convention closing as Hubert Humphrey accepted the nomination with Edmund Muskie as running mate. Humphrey urged a peace path in Vietnam and promised to depart from Johnson policies if needed. The speech drew cordial reception amid party tension and outside disorder at the Democratic National Convention.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
Brave Ukiah delegate reports Chicago violence at Democratic Convention
Mrs. Betty Winslow wife of Superior Judge Robert L Winslow and a delegate to the Chicago Democratic convention gives the Daily Journal a first hand account of brutal treatment witnessed and endured by protesters. She describes frightened youths in Lincoln Park and police brutality while criticizing security measures and questioning freedom in America.
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Betty Winslow
Robert L. Winslow
Chicago
Daily Journal
la Salle
Ukiah
California
Diley
Ralph Kennedy
Lincoln Park
America
Bike Riders Expected to Infiltrate Region Weekend
Law agencies warn of possible invasion by motorcycle gangs during Labor Day weekend. An estimated 300 to 400 Hells Angels and Gypsy Jokers were reported gathering near the Squaw Rock area south of Hopland and eight miles west of Willits along Highway 20. In Fort Bragg and Mendocino, authorities recalled July 4 with no major incidents but stressed vigilance amid reported comings and assembled groups.
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Squaw
Rock
Hopland
Willits. i
Pike Iter
Fort Brajno City
Mendocino
T.” Merrill
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